Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Join the 'A Run For Liane' team and help raise much needed funds for the Childhood Cancer Research Centre. All pledges can be collected online so there's no need for you to walk around and solicit money.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

A lot of my clients have been asking about the new Canada's Food Guide and what changes have been made to it. It's been over 14 years since the guide was reviewed and the new guide, published by Health Canada, has made changes to be more specific for different areas of the population. The old guide had listed the number of servings for each food group but was not specific to the sex or age of those following the recommendations.

The guide now splits the population into children, teens and adults with further breakdown by age and sex. This allows a differentiation for the number of servings for a male teen versus a female over 51 for example.

As we age our dietary needs change and so our eating habits should also reflect the needs of the body to remain healthy. The new guide recommends adults over 51 consume more milk products to help combat the growing risk of osteoporosis.

As well as updating the number of servings, the new guide also has an easier to follow guide to serving sizes. In North America, we often have a skewed view of serving sizes so it's here that most people need to review the guidelines. I often hear people say "I can't possibly eat 10 servings of fruit or vegetables per day" but when you look at the amount in a serving, it's not usually that hard.

The new guide also has guidelines for being active, eating well, how to read nutrition labels and information about limiting trans and saturated fats.

For more information on the Canada food guide, visit http://healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide or click here to view the guide in PDF format.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Saturday, August 18th Can-Fit-Pro opens its doors to consumers for one day only. A full day of shopping at the trade show and learning from high profile speakers. Presenters include Ironman Jasper Blake, Libby Norris, Dr. Joey Shulman and many more. Shop for music, clothes, fitness equipment, shoes and co much more.Tickets are available at the door for $20. Advance online ticket purchase is available until Tuesday at 5:00 pm. See you there for an exciting day of shopping, learning and working out. Click here to learn more.

$5 OFF CONSUMER SHOW ADMITTANCESpecial offer to friends and family of Can-fit-Pro members only! Click here to print off the $5 off coupon. The coupon can be redeemed at the door and you pay only $15. Remember to put 'Tony Denford' as the referrer.

About Hit The Road...Running

Hit The Road was founded in 2004 by Tony Denford to provide fitness and running training to individuals, corporations and charities. Since that time, we have evolved to provide wellness programs and education to corporate clients to help them become the employers of choice while improving their bottom line and the lives of their employees.For more information on our services, please contact info@hittheroadrunning.com.